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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Yao face Shaq and the Los Angeles Lakers?
2. When did Mao Zedong die?
3. At an open gym right before the 2014-15 basketball season began, how many teeth did Alex have knocked out when he and Weston Bell went up for the same rebound?
4. Where did Oderah and Arinze's father grow up?
5. When Yao and the Rockets first played Shaq and the Lakers, what was the score when the Rockets won?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did basketball come to China?
2. Why does Jeevin say that he was lucky to be born?
3. How did women push for changes to the rules Berenson created for women's basketball, and when were those changes instituted?
4. What happened during an open gym right before the 2014-15 season when Alex was practicing?
5. How do the Dragons do on February 27, 2015, when Ivan and Paris are both out?
6. Where is Gene planning to go at the beginning of Chapter 7, and why does he think the trip is canceled?
7. What rituals does Jeevin like to perform before a basketball game and why?
8. What was the prevailing thought about competitive team sports for women in the 1890s?
9. Who recorded Georgeann Wells' slam dunk, and why did it take a long time to publish the video?
10. Why does Jeevin hate Gandhi?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An aphorism is a statement that expresses a truth or an opinion in a succinct manner. What are some aphorisms that Coach Lou uses? How do those aphorisms resonate with Gene? How do the aphorisms help Gene and other characters make decisions?
Essay Topic 2
Women’s basketball was developed in 1892. Why were rules for basketball especially adapted to allow women to play? How did those rules reflect the gender bias that was prevalent at that time?
Essay Topic 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Dragon Hoops? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
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